The team reached the object but discovered it was a giraffe-shaped helium balloon. A coastguard spokesman said the call at 21:55 was made in good faith. He said: "The team was called out to a ...

A LIFEBOAT crew launched a full-scale rescue operation following reports of a downed plane – and found a giraffe shaped balloon instead. The Coastguard received a call after a concerned member ...

A lifeboat crew was called out to a report of an aircraft ditching only to find out it was sparked by a balloon shaped as a giraffe. South Queensferry lifeboat was sent out after a member of the ...